HOUSE
Florida FL-20 House2024
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)
COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Mar 6, 2023D +50
R +50
D +25
Race summary
Several sitting House members have pulled off narrow victories, but few can claim to match the five-vote margin by which Cherfilus-McCormick bested Broward County Commissioner Dale Holness in her initial 2021 special election primary.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Apr 26, 2024
Primary Election: Aug 20, 2024
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Full Bio:
CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Sheila, a Representative from Florida; born in Brooklyn, King’s County, N.Y., January 25, 1979; graduated from Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory, Hollywood, Fla., 1997; B.A., Howard University, Washington, D.C., 2001; attended University of Maryland Global Campus, Adelphi, Md., 2005-2007; J.D., St. Thomas University School of Law, Miami Gardens, Fla., 2010; health care executive; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Alcee Lamar Hastings (January 11, 2022-present).
Source: Bioguide
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DISTRICT DATA
Florida - 20
Southeast: parts of Fort Lauderdale and Coral Springs
Population Breakdown
Source: 2020 Census (VAP)
Past Presidential Results from this District
2020 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
RACE ANALYSIS
Race Analysis
Updated: May 10, 2023
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